Norm, Now we the possums were just planning their next move at that convention.

As for the birds your neighbor might try quite bottle rockets with reports. Otherwords they are quite until they are down range then the firecracker tips explodes. It like shooting off a gun in the middle of the flock of birds. I use them here on our Northern Blackbirds. They are so noisy during the Winter months here. They don't stay gone but it does run them off for the day so I can think without my ears ringing.